Fastening device for refrigerator-doors.



N0. 694,69l. Patented Mar 4, 1902.

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(No Model.)

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UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN A. sTEvE s, or TOLEDO, OHIO.

FASTENINGVDEVIC'E Fo- REFRIGERATOR-DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,691, dated March 4, 1902.

Original application filed Januarydl, 1901, Serial No. 42,844. Divided and this application filed May 2, 1901. Serial No. 58,413 (No model.)

1'0 aZZ whom it may'concerra Be it known that I, BENJAMIN A. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fastening Devices for Refrigerator-Doors; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to'make and use the same, reference beinghad-to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to refrigerator-doors and the object of my improvement is to provide an improved refrigerator-door which shall prevent the passage of air when it is closed.

The subject-matter'of this application has been divided out of an application filed by me in the United States Patent Office January 1 1, 1901, and having the serialnumber 42,844.

I attain the above object in the device ill ustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of a refrigeratordoor embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the 1infe2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the part which acts to hold the door tight at its hinge edge.

The same letters refer to the same parts in the several views.

A is the door.

B is the verticalpart or upright of the door frame or casing which is next to thehinges, and B is the other upright of said frame.

0 C are the hinges. r

The door overlaps and closes flush against the outer surface of the frame.

Upon the upright B, I secure by suitable screws passing through flanges a screw-socket I, into which passes a bolt J, having a head 9', which is held by the bolt some distance K is a plate secured to the door A nearits hinged edge and projecting under the head of said bolt. I construct said plate with the end which projects over the upright B forked, so that it will engage under the bolt-head j upon both sides of the bolt. The bolt J is located a little farther from the door than the center line of the hinges O, as indicated in Fig. 1, the broken line being drawn through the pivotal points of the hinges. When the door is being closed, the inner end of the plate K en-.

pressing the door inward with greater force.

The bolt-headj is made round and has a diametrical aperture formed horizontally through it, int-o which aperture a bar M may be thrust to form a handle by which the bolt may be turned.

R is a latch pivoted at the free edge of the door and engaging under a hook S upon the upright B.

T is a screw threaded bolt engaging in threads in a hole through the overhanging portion of the hook S. The bolt T bears against the latch R at its inner end and may be screwed in to tighten thedoor at the adjacent edge, as more fully described in my original application above referred to.

What I claim is l. The combination of a door, a casing therefor,a hinge connection between one edge of the door and the adjacent casing, a screwbolt bearing in said casing adjacent to the hinged edge of the door and a plate secured to said door and projecting under the head of said bolt when the dooris closed for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a door, a casing I therefor, ahinge connection between one edge of the door and the adjacent casing, a screwboltbearing in said casing adjacent to the hinged edge of the door and located a distance from said door greater than the center line of the hinge-pintles and a plate secured to said door and projecting under the head of said bolt when the door is being closed, for the-purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a door, a casing therefor, a hinge connection between oneedge of the-door and the adjacent casing, a lug secured to said casing adjacent to the hinged and projecting under said lug when the door is being closed.

5. The combination of a door, a casing therefor,ahinge connection between one edge of the door and the adjacent casing, a lug upon said casing, adjacent to the hinged edge of said door, a plate secured to said door and projecting .under said lug when the door is closed and means for adjustably securing the free edge of the door to the opposite side of the casing, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a door, a casing therefor, a hinge connection between one edge of the door and the adjacent casing, a lug upon said casing adjacent to the hinged edge .of said door located a distance from said d001- greater than the center line of the hinge-pintles, a plate secured to said door and projecting under said lug when the door is closed, and means for adjustably securing the free edge of the door to the opposite side of the casing.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN A. STEVENS. Witnesses:

I R01 R. STUART,

MABEL CATHCART. 

